June 12/07 8:24 am - Tour de PEI: Stage 3

Posted by Editoress on 06/12/07

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Italy's Giorgia Bronzini (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan) won Stage 3 of the Tour de PEI, on a circuit that started and ended in Cavendish. Swiss racer Annette Beutler (Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko) was in second, followed by Russia's Alexandra Burchenkova.

A string of failed attempts by the Russian National team was finally interrupted by Alexandra Burchenkova, who broke away from the pack at the 74th kilometre mark of the race. Burchenkova was immediately chased by Giorgia Bronzini, who stuck close to the Russian cyclist until the final sprint of the race. Among all the teams, Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko moved very quickly, especially in the Sprint and Grand prix mountain zones. This team also took the sprinter and mountain jerseys, won by Rochelle Gilmore and Annette Beutler respectively.

In the general rankings, the yellow jersey remains with Diana Ziliute (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan). The Lithuanian holds a comfortable 53-second lead over Russia's Alexandra Burchenkova. Finishing in third place was Olivia Gollan (Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko) of Australia, who was 56 seconds from the pole position.